New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
THE PRESIDENT. HIS SALARY AND La
PENSES.

BOLD MEDICAL TREATMENr-DAKorA FRiENp'hii
-"TROTTERs FRIEND"
WASHINGTON, March ia great deal OF nonsense
"a talked at times about the nsYciency OF the Pres
dents salar,. The President receives $4,000 year,
and in addition occupies free lodgings, when arc
heated and lighted for him, and to which stan .,
servants. euphoniously called messengers anu
adoorkeepers- ia attached. He is expected TO give
Ave state dinners In a year. They cannot possibly
cost HIM more than $3.50 each, and probloiy cost
much ess The flowers which are ordinarily a mater
o considerable expense are furnished by the White
House conservatory and the lighthouses OF the Cohee'-
sional Gardens, and the music IL pcrforme" ny 'no
Marine Band At the lions nothin served no'
9ven ice water There is absolutely no expense "ha.
aver attached TO them Mr. Cleveland few guests
at his table in formal way, and beyond confesshg "
failing for pie 10 rot believed to indulge IN nuch e
travagance of culinary kind In other directions MS
tastes are equally simple. What the demands upon
his private purse may be is not known Heavy OF
light. they DO not enter into consideration hoio'
What wished to point ont s that for purposes OF up
holding the di cnity oil the Office for meeting the rev
social demands made upon It, and for all othcr eg''t
mate purposes the pay of the President s more 'n"h
amply sufficient. $3.50
Every President managed to save some little money
out of his salary Mr. Cleveland will retire at the emo
OF his term with not less certainly, than @I[o'VVo'
That is dong better, probably than any oil MS pteue
&C ssors did II assurcdy is than he would nave
ing the Presidents very moderate expenditures ha'
uraly brings up the subject OF the presents he is con-
tnually receiving. There was tne-Ind every oou'
will remember II. as II is not more Than year vi
year and n half ago when the President sterhiy TO-
fused to accept anything whatsoever, from mouse
down TO poodle and his letters returning these gits
to the well meaning donors filed the columns Oh d
press vet devoted TO his Administrations But all thiS
IA changed now Those letters have ceased appearing
In the newspapers and they have ceased also to be
he MT IL
his views and does hesitate any longer to accept
what is offered by people who think 1t prlviieaeto
present the President with something More than that
he does not look upon Tree railroad pass rs huuc
bride any longer and not above asking Tor one ior
himself or tor his friends. Boxes at the theatre are IN
these days accepted without difficulty and IN low
Instances 1t has happened that y thank You ior
these courteses was not considered worth tue ttoioe
His predecessors have done similar things before him.
no doubt, and thought OF criticisng them
Int none ever ATTEMPTED, as Mr.. Cleveland did, to
bose before the country "a reormer" OF particu-
lary Simon pure breed, inviting thereby scrutiny OF
aud comparison between his profession aud bis practice.
Iran across a New-York the other day who IA
largely Interested III the banking business OF DAKOTA
The ersaton driitcd into discussion OF the chnrac
ter OF the people there They NAV lie rough Ia their
saiG he and uncouth in their ways, but they
stand by n when he is in trouble and they never
forget a friend. I had an opportunity, he went on
to test this trait not many years ago The BANK oil
the town where was STAYING found i-c greatly EN-.
barrassed fine day by the failure OF its frncpai
correspondent in the Territory. This fact became
Known late in the afternoon OF the day that the news
OF the failure reached the town run on the bank
the following morning was inevitable. 10 meeth
,here was but So 900 the vaults. The remainder oil
the could not Immediately be turned into ready
ca.b The president vi the bank was al his wits end
lie didn't know what TO do Morning and be de-
cided TO close the bank He WIS about TO give the
necessary orders when in walked committee OF the
leading merchants OF the place. Ihcy asked Tor an
GIL anation OF the situation. IL was given to them aud
likewise an opportunity TO look at the books short
examination suliccd 10 sho that the bank was only
Temporarily embar assed. They said 20 the president
You open tie doors at 10 o'clock as usual and paw
the depositors; well you through this thing.
But how you going to do II said the PRESIDENT
Il have but $4,000 hers and there are az least
$4,000 in deposits to be met Halt OF that sum Is
clamt ring On the sidewalk now. Never mfnd you
open the bank and &C ahead said the committee, and
will you through
1We the bank wa, opened aud IN rusbei the dc
positors and out the money The pile vi green
backs on the cashiers desk grew smaller and smaller
ana the crowd OF deposors continued To increase with
every minute Still the paying at the teilers window
went on. On the sidewalk the people who had drawn
their money were met by OF the merchants who
had promised to see the bank through. What are
you going TO do with your money they would AK
: don't know. came he answer. Suppose you leave
Il with us: YOU know orr house and know that We are
interest To the tor the majority OF depos
tors were farmers the money IN their pockets where
IL drew no intereit was OF it'll they preferred
j, course, the notes and without difficulty per
.uaded part with their money. AZ soon ~ they ma
received the money the merchants would deposit IL ia
tho bank. The same money was paid over the counter
three times oener In the course OF the day. ana
when the bank closed At o'clock In the afternoon i
had in its vaults much money "a II had started with
In the morning. aau win $4,000 II had paid over
500 900 OF deposits. Tho Dromptncss with which u
met the demands OF the dep0nitors stayed the panic
aud the ing there not tho slightest mil
cation of run. This IA an absolutely true story
SAID informant in conclusion, Tor was myself the
president OF that bank Nov can You match that
BY anything in the Eastf'
A well-known druggist here swallowed dose OF
aconitc the other day, MISLEADING u for whskey and III
less than half hour siterward was a dead man |
The usual remedies were applied but in vain The
paralysis oil the stomach so complete that emeics
failed TO act and stomach pump proved impractical
Bile. Now comes DR.. Okie and announces what he |
should have done In such q Shortly put II is
nothing less than explode the patient or drop a. 1t
cartridge down into his stomach 10 tbs form oil
carboDc acid gas and blow out the contents OF
tho stomach The plan proposed by the doctor Ia to
make the patient swallow three four or five ounces OF
bicarbonate oil soda and have hin wash them down |
witt draughts OF water. Then half pint OF water |
containing two three drachIns OF diluted suphurlc
acid sent down to keep the bicarbonste of soda
company The patieut II thcreupon seized and held
head downward, by several assstants until the OK
plOson takes place a0d the walls OF the stomach g,e
way under the pressure which apt happen, the
doctor says II there IL Seak spot anvwhere-and In
that the patient dies or the contents oil tue |
stomach blown out through tho mouth, which "a
signal tho repetition of tho operation, and 10 To be
continued until the patient consents to live. will
be seem" says the doctor In communicating his views
to loo paper, that gravity ia important factor
TO the successful and complete accomplishment OF this
result :" which will doubt who imagnes tho |
picture of suspended by the heels while doctor
and assistants wait Tor the eI posOn."
The meeting OF the Superintendent of Education |
wins ono OF the events OF the week. In his opening
address President Yo.ng Expressed the idea that
Washing tOn, which the centre OF legislation OF |
diplomacy OF art lsio and history should also be tho
educational Mecca OF the country. Congress Ia Mr..
Youngs opinion, had neglected tho interests OF tbe
natlOn Appropriations were annually made ior the
military aud naval academies, but not cent had been
p Inv m ma